Nineteen Eighty-four

Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's classic dystopian tale One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101...Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regular appear in popular culture, such as 'Big Brother', 'thoughtcrime', 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'.show more

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User reviews

charlie lee -

If your think our leaders mislead and lie to us today. Thank god we don't live on airstrip one, eurasia, eastasia, or oceania. Orwell's vision of the world is truly scary. With doublspeak telling us that 2+2=5 and telescreens watching every move we make and thought we dare to think. Where children grass on their fathers. Where history is told according to big brother. Amongst all this is winston smith a fortysomething haggard and sickly hero. GREAT READ, A MUST.

Cel. E -

This book is amazing. George Orwell being an ex member of the Fabian Society, writes a book that seems to predict the world we live in today. This book is amazing and those sceptical of "classics" need not avoid this one. It is an amazing story and a warning at the same time! Fantastic and very fitting for today's world.

Laura -

my absolute favorite book of all times! it's a fantastic read that will seem as SF as it does real.